A woman holds a program for the National Columbus Memorial Centennial Celebration, which was held outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. The memorial honors Christopher Columbus and his courage as an explorer. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Members of the Knights of Columbus hold American flags at the base of the National Columbus Memorial with its statue of Christopher Columbus during a ceremony honoring the memorial's 100th anniversary outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Christopher Columbus embodies the “spirit of entrepreneurialism, the spirit of adventure and the spirit that we all like about America,” says the grand marshal of New York’s Columbus Day parade, which kicks off Monday. (Associated Press)
Protesters talk with a Knights of Columbus member following a Columbus Day celebration and wreath presentation at Union Station in Washington on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
Virginia Storage (left), Virginia vice regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution, with Anne Schaeffer (center) and Mary Lib Schmidt of the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution, sing during a Columbus Day celebration and wreath presentation at Union Station in Washington on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
Mary Lib Schmidt (right) and Anne Schaeffer carry a wreath from the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution during a Columbus Day celebration and wreath presentation at Union Station in Washington on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
Col. Thomas J. Hogan, head of the National Columbus Celebration Association, leads a Columbus Day celebration and wreath presentation as protesters shout and wave signs in the background at Union Station in Washington on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
Jesus Maria Rodriguez-Andia, general consul of Spain, speaks during a Columbus Day celebration and wreath presentation at Union Station in Washington on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
Protesters hold signs condemning the version of American history that paints Christopher Columbus in a glowing light during a Columbus Day celebration and wreath presentation at Union Station in Washington on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
